Forecast Details for Brookings, SD

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This Afternoon: A chance of snow before 5pm, then rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tonight: Rain, snow, and sleet before 11pm, then rain between 11pm and 3am, then rain, freezing rain, and sleet after 3am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 1pm, then rain likely between 1pm and 4pm, then snow likely after 4pm. High near 33. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday Night: Snow likely before 7pm, then a chance of freezing rain after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday: Snow and freezing rain before 1pm, then rain and snow likely. High near 36. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Blustery.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrostratus Clouds?

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Cirrostratus clouds are high, thin clouds that form above 20,000 feet and are made mostly of ice crystals. They sometimes look like giant feathers, horse tails, or curls of hair in the sky. These clouds are pushed by the jet stream and can move at high speeds reaching 100 mph.

What do they indicate?
They indicate that a precipitation is likely within 24 hours.

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Weather Topic: What is Condensation?

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Condensation is the process which creates clouds, and therefore it is a crucial process in the water cycle. Condensation is the change of matter from a state of gas into a state of liquid, and it happens because water molecules release heat into the atmosphere and become organized into a more closely packed structure, what we might see as water droplets.

Water is always present in the air around us as a vapor, but it's too small for us to see. When water undergoes the process of condensation it becomes organized into visible water droplets. You've probably seen condensation happen before on the surface of a cold drink!

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